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A.P. Schotelartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanDordrecht 1890-1958 Laren (N.H.)

biography of Anthonie Pieter Schotel

The Dordrecht painter Anthonie Pieter Schotel, descendant of the famous sea painter Johannes Christiaan Schotel, wanted to become a painter from an early age. At an early age he received painting lessons from Herman Gunneweg, who taught him to paint from nature as the French Impressionists did. In 1915, Schotel finally chose to become an artist full-time - although his parents preferred to see him go into the trade - and he rented a studio on the Bomkade in Dordrecht. He painted cityscapes and still lifes, but his great love was painting water and ships. It was the Zuiderzee, with its sailing boats and the intimate tranquility of the falling evening on the water that attracted him most. He was strong in light effects, clouds and water. When work on the Afsluitdijk started in 1918, Schotel could be found almost every day in the ports of the Zuiderzee to record the changes that are taking place here. His work also shows that he was a photographer. He did not shy away from sometimes painting daring cut-offs of botters that were only half depicted.

In 1925, Schotel and his wife Elisabeth moved for two years to Volendam, the fishing village that had stolen their hearts. 'The reality gloriously exceeded the inspiration that Schotel had been promised by his fellow artists', his wife later said about a first visit to Volendam in 1920. And about the period they lived there she said: 'What always impressed me the most was that first view of the Gouwzee! If you came through Monnickendam, through that main street with those beautiful old houses, it was breathtaking to suddenly see that enormous expanse of water in front of you at the end. On the horizon was the island of Marken and wherever you looked, you saw botters and botters and botters'. Those botters were the ships that so fascinated Schotel; They appear in almost every work from that period, painted with great precision. Because he was afraid of water, he could always be found in the harbor studying the botters from the shore and he also had models of botters at hand. In the 1920s, Schotel also made a few trips abroad, to London, Belgium and France. On the French coast he paints work where the influence of 'French light' is clearly visible. In Paris he paints colorful cityscapes.

In 1927 the couple left for Vlissingen and shortly afterwards to Rotterdam, where Schotel painted the busy activities at the Maashaven and where the atmosphere was very different from that of the small fishing villages on the Zuiderzee. In Rotterdam he perfected a way of painting that he started in Volendam. On a uniform blue background he applies thick touches of white to reflect the vibrant light. He mainly uses shades of gray, green and blue, creating an atmosphere of tranquility and timelessness. This appeals to many people who praise his work for its 'pearlescent nuance' and 'sparkling light'.

In 1929 the couple moved to another artists' village, Laren, where a wealthy buyer's public had now settled. Here Schotel regularly paints still lifes, again in pastel shades, but capturing harbor towns remains his favorite activity. Schotel had his first solo exhibition in Laren in 1936 in Kunstzaal Hamdorff. In the same year he also became a member of St. Luke in Amsterdam and of Arti et Amicitiae in 1940. The 1930s were very successful because he belonged to the conservative group of painters who worked according to the old tradition.

Schotel continued to do good business during the Second World War, his work matched the art ideal of the occupier. At the end of the war, a dark period begins for him and he spends a period in Berlin. A few years after his return to the Netherlands, new work was created again. Less daring than before, but just as popular.


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A.P. Schotel | A moored barge near Muiden, oil on canvas, 80.2 x 100.5 cm, signed l.l.

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A moored barge near Muiden

A.P. Schotel | Harbor view with moored barge, oil on canvas, 40.3 x 60.9 cm, signed l.r. and dated '23, without frame

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Harbor view with moored barge

A.P. Schotel | Sunny harbor, Dordrecht, oil on canvas, 59.5 x 69.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '22

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Sunny harbor, Dordrecht

A.P. Schotel | Fishing boat entering the harbour of Volendam, oil on canvas, 80.7 x 100.4 cm, signed l.l.

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Fishing boat entering the harbour of Volendam

A.P. Schotel | Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, oil on canvas, 57.0 x 47.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '24

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Porte Saint-Denis in Paris

A.P. Schotel | Sculpture exhibition on the Frederiksplein in Amsterdam, 1951, oil on canvas, 59.8 x 70.2 cm, signed l.l. and painted in 1951

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Sculpture exhibition on the Frederiksplein in Amsterdam, 1951

A.P. Schotel | The Leidseplein, Amsterdam, seen from 'Extase', oil on canvas, 60.2 x 70.5 cm, signed l.r.

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The Leidseplein, Amsterdam, seen from 'Extase'

A.P. Schotel | Anniversary couple, watercolour on paper, 28.7 x 25.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated '21

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Anniversary couple


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A.P. Schotel | Speedboat at sea at sunset, oil on canvas, 43.6 x 57.3 cm, signed l.r.

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Speedboat at sea at sunset

A.P. Schotel | Speedboat at sea at sunset, oil on canvas, 43.6 x 57.3 cm, signed l.r.

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Speedboat at sea at sunset

A.P. Schotel | A view of Paris with the Opéra Garnier, oil on canvas, 46.2 x 56.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '24

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A view of Paris with the Opéra Garnier

A.P. Schotel | A fishing boat in front of the harbour of Volendam, oil on canvas, 80.4 x 100.3 cm, signed l.r.

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A fishing boat in front of the harbour of Volendam

A.P. Schotel | Setting sail, Enkhuizen, oil on canvas, 40.5 x 50.3 cm, signed l.r.

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Setting sail, Enkhuizen

A.P. Schotel | A Volendam barge on the Zuiderzee near Marken, oil on canvas, 80.3 x 100.5 cm, signed l.l.

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A Volendam barge on the Zuiderzee near Marken

A.P. Schotel | A fishing boat in the harbour of Volendam, oil on canvas, 150.5 x 119.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated '21

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A fishing boat in the harbour of Volendam

A.P. Schotel | Reading on the beach, oil on canvas laid down on board, 36.6 x 31.2 cm, signed l.r.

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Reading on the beach

A.P. Schotel | Sailing vessels near Marken, oil on canvas, 47.0 x 64.5 cm, signed l.r. and painted '23

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Sailing vessels near Marken

A.P. Schotel | View near Muiden, oil on canvas, 40.3 x 50.5 cm, signed l.r.

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View near Muiden

A.P. Schotel | Moored flatboats, oil on canvas, 32.0 x 37.5 cm, signed l.l.

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Moored flatboats

A.P. Schotel | A view of the Yellow Bridge, Volendam, oil on panel, 41.0 x 32.7 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of the Yellow Bridge, Volendam

A.P. Schotel | Parisian lady, oil on canvas, 56.5 x 46.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated '24 l.l. and 1924 on the reverse

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Parisian lady

A.P. Schotel | Canal with moored boats, oil on canvas, 40.1 x 50.3 cm, signed l.r.

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Canal with moored boats

A.P. Schotel | The 'Merwedekade', Dordrecht, oil on canvas laid down on painter's board, 16.7 x 24.0 cm, signed l.r.

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The 'Merwedekade', Dordrecht

A.P. Schotel | The Yachtclub of the KDRZV, Dordrecht, oil on canvas, 59.5 x 68.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '22

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The Yachtclub of the KDRZV, Dordrecht

A.P. Schotel | A flatboat from Volendam departing, oil on canvas, 80.0 x 100.0 cm, signed l.l.

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A flatboat from Volendam departing

A.P. Schotel | Flatboat on the Ijsselmeer, oil on canvas, 32.5 x 48.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '26

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Flatboat on the Ijsselmeer

A.P. Schotel | Figures on the beach, Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 80.2 x 101.0 cm, signed l.l.

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Figures on the beach, Scheveningen

A.P. Schotel | Still life of two apples and a pear, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 23.4 x 32.8 cm, signed l.l.

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Still life of two apples and a pear

A.P. Schotel | Still life with pears, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 31.4 x 40.3 cm, signed l.r.

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Still life with pears

A.P. Schotel | Three apples, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 21.8 x 30.3 cm, signed l.l.

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Three apples

A.P. Schotel | Still life with cup and saucer, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 24.0 x 30.0 cm, signed u.l.

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Still life with cup and saucer

A.P. Schotel | Ships of the Pampus Class sailing on the Loosdrecht lakes, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 23.0 x 29.0 cm, signed l.r.

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Ships of the Pampus Class sailing on the Loosdrecht lakes

A.P. Schotel | Sailing vessels on a lake, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 24.6 x 38.3 cm, signed l.l.

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Sailing vessels on a lake

A.P. Schotel | A boat entering harbour, oil on panel, 17.9 x 25.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated '19

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A boat entering harbour


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